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Now, from the second warning, users will have their account blocked for 12 hours. On the fourth warning, the blockage will last for seven days. In the fifth, it will become permanent.
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Misinformation about vaccines could get expensive on Twitter. The social network announced, Monday, March 1, its intention to strengthen its fight against misleading information on vaccines, including the possibility of banning users after five reminders.
“We believe this warning system will help educate the public about our regulations and better reduce the spread of potentially dangerous or misleading information on Twitter, especially for repeated, moderate or serious infractions.”, the Twitter network said in a statement.
In December, Twitter had already decided to ask users to remove some false claims, including those suggesting that vaccines are used to harm or control populations.
Now, from the second warning, users will have their account blocked for 12 hours. On the fourth warning, the blockage will last for seven days. In the fifth, it will become permanent.
This system is inspired by the one against disinformation linked to elections and civic processes, which notably led Twitter to ban Donald Trump for repeated offenses, such as incitement to violence and his messages discrediting the presidential election.
As early as October, when vaccines were only in clinical testing, YouTube and Facebook announced strict regulations to ban vaccine misinformation and efforts to harm vaccination campaigns.
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